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When I was a little girl, my grandfather used to take care of my sister and I once a week during the summers. He was a college anatomy, biology and zoology professor, so his ideas of play dates involved trips to the Natural History Museum, the La Brea Tar Pits, the California Science Center or the Botanical Gardens. And I LOVED it. I was already a curious kid, but it was these trips and my family’s encouragement to learn and explore that solidified my path as a lifelong learner. My mom recently told me that she never scolded me about all the time I spent indoors on the computer or playing video games or reading because she knew that technology was the future, and could be a viable career choice for me. I grew up wanting to be an astronaut or a scientist—for the longest time I bounced between archaeologist and paleontologist. Of course, as I grew older, my path changed (I still consider being a writer as someone who wants to discover new things), but my love for science and technology has never faded.

For two weekends now, I’ve had the pleasure of beta testing the highly anticipatedElder Scrolls Online. Peter was the one who first turned me on to the Elder Scrolls franchise, starting with Oblivion, and he has recently become immersed in the world of Skyrim. But I’ll admit it: They’re not really my type of game. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fantasy and medieval geek, so rich storylines and immense world was really attractive. Sadly, it was the gameplay that has deterred me from these games. I’ve never been great at the first person POV games because I get so stupid nervous when I can’t see what’s behind or to the side of me—I barely got through the Fallout games with my sanity—so I tend to die a lot and freak out.

But I knew I was missing out on something amazing when it came to the Elder Scrolls games, which is why I jumped at the chance to get a peek at the upcoming The Elder Scrolls OnlineMMO. I knew that the MMO would provide the third person action I enjoyed, while still immersing players in the rich mythology of the Elder Scrolls, and let me tell you: fans of both the Elder Scrolls and MMOs will be pleased with this game.Continue reading Meet Your Next Time Suck: The Elder Scrolls Online→

In our house, every holiday is a geeky holiday! Our Chrismukkah tree has Star Wars and Doctor Who ornaments and our Easter will be spent at WonderCon. And Valentine’s Day is no exception. We’ve spent the last couple of V-Day’s exchanging geeky presents or going on geeky dates. Whether you’ll be spending Feb. 14 with your sweetheart or your friends, here are 10 ideas for celebrating a very geeky Valentine’s Day!

As a gamer, you spend literally hundreds, if not thousands, of hours playing games, beating bosses, and earning achievements. I know that if I go through a level and it doesn’t save properly, I’m a little miffed that I have to complete the mission or level all over again. I can only imagine the anger I’d feel if I lost all of my progress on games like Skyrim. But seriously: I love our consoles and Alienware as much as the next person, but I wouldn’t risk my life for them.

At least one Xbox gamer doesn’t feel the same way.

I feel you, dude. It would suck to lose something you’ve put so much time an effort into. But it would also suck to get third degree burns all over your body or die. Besides, this is why we have Cloud storage!

Would you risk your life to save your console? Head over to Wrong Button and take our poll!

We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: We couldn’t have won a Geekie Award without you, all of our readers. Sure, we were the one’s that created the site and produced the content, but it was you who chose to follow us on Twitter and read our stuff. And that’s what gave us the confidence to put ourselves out there and enter Wrong Button at the Geekies.

Now, we need your support again, this time for the amazing Shorty Awards. The Shorty Awards celebrates the best in social media, from celebrity powerhouses to hilarious, fan-run fake accounts. And since Emily is the one that controls our social media, and since social media is the main way in which we spread the word about us and the blog, we’re trying to get her nominated! Winning a Shorty (hell even getting more than 10 votes) would be an incredible honor. Past winners include Nathan Fillion, Occupy Wall Street, and Sherlockology, so this is a big deal!

But we need your help to make this happen, quite literally. The finalists are chosen by popular vote, as well as by a panel of judges, so we’re asking you to cast a vote for Emily! All you have to do (for all of you on Twitter) is follow this link and nominate Emily in the Blogger category. And please, if you can, spread the word!

Thank you again for all of your help and support, we have the best friends and fans in the world!

Game of Thrones fan? Of course you are! It one of the best shows on television! And after last season’s Red Wedding, Jon Snow finally getting some and the badassness of the Mother of Dragons, we are all biting at the bit for Season 4 to start. And HBO knows that all too well, which is why they’ve decided to torture us by releasing five super, super short teaser trailers on Vine and now 30 seconds of teaser. Check out the clip below. A longer trailer is reportedly debuting before the premiere of True Detective on Sunday, Jan. 12 at exactly 8:58 p.m. PST. Season 4 of Game of Thrones will premiere on April 6.

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